dW. BISHOP, 03 Lehigh Ave, Lockhart Bldg. NATIONAL "BANK OF SAYRE For sale in Athens, Sayre and Waverly. REAL ESTATE sr Lehigh Valley Coal HARD AND SOFT WOOD ns ELMER A. WILBER, Wholesaler of NES, LIQUORS x * 209 Packer Avenue, SAYRE, PA. D. STEVENS, MSURMCE AND REAL ESTATE. PASS DEFENSE BILL Congress Grants $4,000,000 DEWEY FAVORS SUBIC BAY DEPOT. Williams, Minority Leader, Sald a Streag Navy Was Hequired Rather Than Land Forte—tirneral Post Mortem on Islands. WASHINGTON, Feb. "15 lucident to the passage of the fortifications ap- propriation Lill by the house a lively debate was kept up throughout juvely- ing the difference between the Repub lican and Democratic policy with refer eice 10 the Philippines and also the dif- ference between aray and navy offi cers as to the place where a naval gta tion end fortifications “shall be estab lished in the archipelago. The debate availed nothing so far as two amendments on the proposition— frst, not to appropriate anything for fortifications in the Philippines, and. secoldd. to forbid the expenditure of Buy modey al NSabig bay—were de feated. The minority took some palus to tiake piniu-the position 6f Mr. Bryau in his campaign for the ratification of the Paris treaty of peace, that Mr. Bry- an wanted first to acquire the Phllip pines and then give thelr luhabitan(s freedom. This was accomplished tinal ly by having placed in the record a Jet- ter wrilten by Mr. Bryan some time Ago on the subject As ta tlie question of the location of a unval station. anuy experts were quot- ad liberally agalost haviag it at Subig bay and naval authorities were put op record In favor of a station at that piace. It was pointed out that wher ever the navy went with its station there the army wonld have to go with its fortifications Mr. Foss placed fu the recont a letter from Admiral Dewey favoring the loca- tion of a naval station on Subig bay. The blll does not specify where these defenses shal be located, but appropri ates $800,000 to be divided between the Philippines and Hawatl, The bill car- ries a total of £4353.003 for fortifica- tions and thelr armament. It passed exactly as reported by the committee Mr. Smith (1a.) strongly objected that this country should ever be driven from the Philippines by a foreigu pation, as was Spain, bLecmuse of the lack of proper defense, This aroused Mr. Williams, the ml- nority leader, to action. The proper defense there was adequate usval pow- @r and not lsnd fortifications. If by the lack of fortifications this country could run a chauce of losing “the bluss- od archipelago” Le would be pleased. FAL this poiut Mr. Sihley (Pa.) asked the speaker to reflect that It was “the great Democratic leader” whose influ- ence had fastened the Philippines on the United States. “That is one of those awkward ques- tions,” begau Mr. Williams In reply, and the Republicans laughed. -He cou- tinned by expressing his admiration and personal affection for Mr. Bryan and then sald, “He made the great mis- take of his life when he did not leave you people free to do what you wanted to. “But” be declared, “you capnot es- cape fron your party responsibility.” A general post mortem on the Inaugu- ration of the Philippine policy and Inci- dentally regarding the many political beliefs charged to Mr. Bibley (Pa.) re- sulted when Mr Sibley took tbe floor following Mr. Willlams. The answer to the question put by the late President McKinley, “Who will Baul the dag down?’ he declared to be now “up to the Democratic party” as much as ever, “I'll tell you,” replied Mr. Willlams. “The Awerican people, who ran It up. will haul {t down.” Mr, Sibley referred to a telegram and letter he had received from Mr Bryan arging Mr. Sibley to use his |ufluence for the ratification of the pence treaty He had not done this. A half dozeg Democratic members were on thelr feet to have Mr, Sibley testify that the object of Mr. Bryan was to take the Philippines and then release them. Mr. Sibley refused to commit bim- self In depicting the good that had been done In the Islands by the Introduction of the Bible, the school and civilization Mr. Sibley was accused of taking God into partnership with the Republican party. When this was not the case, he retorted, It was time for the party to go ont of business, John A. McCall In State of Coma. LAKEWOOD, N J. Feb, 15--Re- lasping into a state of ‘coma, Jobin A. McCall, former president of the New York Life Insurance company, was un. able to recognize wembers of his fam- Hy gathered at hig bedside at Laurel House. Johan CO. McCall had relfeved his mother, who had spent the uight In attendance on her husband. Lut the slek man did not recognize Lis son or make nuswer to his questions Chicago Gas at Eighty-five Cents. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. ~The city coun cil has passed an ordinsnce fixing the price to be pald for gas in this city st 35 cents per thousand feet. The onli pence wis vetowd by Mayor Duane, who wanted a seventy five cent rate, but the council passed it over bis veto ta Give LEC NoXY. DEADLOCK AT ALGECIRAS. Ambassador White Working For Pri. vale Agreement. “ALGECIRAS, Spain, Feb. 15. —Hepeat- ol couversatlons bLeiween the French and German delegates to the Moroccan conference have not resuited In any perceptible progress toward a solution, each side showing much firmness. The American delegates, while optimistic, admit that the prolonged Inability of the Freuch and Germans to reach am agreement renders the situation In- creasingly dificult each day Ambassador White. head of the Amer ican mission, haf throughout played the chief role in bringing the French and German delegates Into confidential AMBASSADOR HENRY WHITE. communication, hig idea belug to thus Secure a private understanding before the Issues are presented in open con- ference. However, if this private un- derstanding is not successful Mr. White still hopes that the open conference may find a solution. He aud the Mar quis Viscont] Venosta, head of the Ital iau mission, aml others have discussed numerous tentative plans ON CUBAN BATTLEFIELDS. American Officers af Unveiling of Monument at E} Caney. SANTIAGU, Cuba, Feb. 15 —Cuban gratitude, American til aud od cial diguity marked the celebration of the unvelling of the monuwent at El Cauey In bonor of the Americans who lost thelr lives during the siege of San tiago, The American officers enthusiastical- ly praise Governor Yerro, Mayor Ba- card! and the Cubab military officers and citizens for thelr hearty reception. Many thousauds of people crowded the El! Causey road, which is very like a city boulevard. At the baftiefield the Fifth artillery and the Cubar artillery bands alternated in playing military aud other airs Lieutenant Genera; 8S, B. M. Young, representing President Roosevelt, iu a dignified speech greeted the Cuban of- ficials and people. General Andrada, representing President Palma, respond- ed eloquently, expressed the national gratitude to the United States and the desire of Cuba to cooperate with the United Btates In every respect. He sald ia an emergency America can depend upon Cuba as a military or a commer- clal ally. Rear Admiral Higginson, Brigadier General W. H. Bisbee, Brigadier Gen- eral AL. Mills, Captain H. C. Clark dnd Colonel A. C. Sharpe, Americans, and General Garcia Velez, Cuban, made patriotic speeches. Both the Cuban and the United States artillery fired a sa- lute, and Colonel Webb C. Hayes un- veiled the monument amid great enthu- siasw. Lieutenant General Chaffee, who presided, spoke eloquently of the achievements of the army and compli mented Cuba upon her efficient govern ment. - Governor of Alaska Resigns. WASHINGTON, Feb 15. President Roodeveit has received and accepted the resigudtiou of John G. Brady as goveruor of Alaska. Tbe resiguation was handed to the president on behalf of Governor Brady by Juidge Peele of New York. It is known that the pres- ident hus In mind a man for the office, and it Is not unlikely that the appolnt- ment will go to Lieutenant D. H. Jar. vis, formerly an officer of the revenue cutter service, why conducted a relief expedition several years ago to a par- ty of whalers at Polut Barrow. He Is now the general manager of a large salmon canning company on the north Pacific coast. E Was Plastered With Greenbdeks, NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 15 —The New Haven police have a warrant out for the arrest of Edward F Quigley on the charge of backing the policy gee here When the detectives searched Quigley's house nearly $28. 000 in cash was found in several rooms, one of the searchers stating that the place was literally “plastered with greenbacks” It was lotended to ar rest him, but Quigley and the money had gone when the police visited the house, Three urrests were made In connection with the crusade agaiust the policy players The Misslag Frylog Pan Lightahip, WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. 15. -'The United States revenos cutter Seminole and the steamer Compton came In last night from a fruitless search all day for the Frying Pan shoals lightship, which was toru adrift [ww her moor ings In Monday night's storin. The Seminole went to the Lightship station, but sie was nowhere In sight. W. C. Albers at Yew Vork. YORK, Feb 15. C, SHOULD WARN CHINA Riots Feared by Ex-Minister Conger In Flowery Land. WILL ENDANGER ALL FOREIGNERS, Americans In Outlying Districts of Rebelilon Zone Are Liable to At- tack Where They Cannot Get Ald, LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb 15.-F4g- ward M. Couger, for many years Unit od States minister to Chios. who is at Pasadena, Is quoted In an inlerview oti the present antiforeign agitation in Chlua as follows “The United States should warn Chi- oa against a repetition of the terrible riots of a few years ago “A show of warships should be made to linpress upon the government that the troubles will not be tolerated “I am satisfied that serious trouble will come, but do_not expect that it will be directed especinlly against the United States. It will be against the reigning Manchu dynasty “The Manchurians ure insignificant in numbers, and the present uprising Is for the purpose of establishing a new dynasty, not to oust foreigners,” continued Mr. Conger. “The most vio lent disturbances will be iu the south ern provinces and will endanger all foreign interests, “Americans within the zone of the rebellion are liable to be hurt before they can get out, and that fs why the Unjted States xhounld let China know that It will not tolerate for an inant. anything inimical foghe Interests of its citizens = “If only the Chinese can be tmpress. ed that we are on the alert apd that we mean business our. Interests will be secure. “If Ching is permitted to thibk that It can ignore our iotef@sts something terrible will happen. °° “The “trouble pow will be a great struggle within the empire, a battle of popular wajority agalost the dynastic minority It has been ULrewing for mauy years and has now apparently reacbed & climax “I believe the boycott on American gvods Is now begiuuiug to operate agaiust the Chinese themselves. Chi nese merchants jong before this boycott was lustituted stocked thelr establish- ents with goods from the United States. Wheu the boycott was declar- od these merchants could pot or dared not sell their goods. “We learned u lesson in 1900, aud Chiua lesrued one too. Our experi ence should compel us and will to take piecaution. “In the future It would be the part of wisdom to have our warships and troops ready If only for the purpose of letting China kuow that we are watching ber.” ! President Declines Two Iavitations. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. —President Roosevelt received two Invitations, both ef which he was obliged to de cline. Representative Tayler of Ohio H. M. Daugherty of Columbus asked the president to attend the cere mony next May incident to the ded!- cation of a memorial arch to the late President McKinley to be erected In front of the statebouse In Columbus. Representative Pearre of Maryland beaded a delegation from Allegheny county, Md., which extended an Invi. tation to visit the Allegheny Grove As- sociation Chautauqua next summer, The president expressed regret that be would be unable to accept either invitation L. Dean Holden Dead at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, O, Feb. 156.—L. Dean Holden, son of L. E. Holden, principal owner of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, died last night after au iliness of sev- eral weeks. Mr. Holden was about thirty-five years old He was vice president of the Plain Dealer Publish ing company, treasurer of the Hollen. den Hofel company and président of the Cleveland Sarnia Lumber compa- ny, which has offices lu this city and extensive sawmills at Sarula, Canada. He was recently operated on for ap- pendicitis, and following the operation typhoid fever developed Ohlo's Flea Vor Niagara Falls. COLUMBUS, 0, Feb. 15.—The house has adopted the seuste Jolut resolu tiou memorializing the president of the United States to unegotinte a treaty with Great Britain for the preservation of Niagara falls. The resolution will be forwarded to Washingtou as soon as il is engrossed The house has passed a bill waking hazing in public and private schools and colleges a misdemennor, punishabile by a flue not exceeding $200 or lmprisonment in Jalil not exceeding «ix months, or both Marderer Shot From Ambush, BRISTOL, Vt, Feb, 14 Mack Mi nor, 4 well knowy citizen of Scott coun ty, bas been found dead near Clinch port, Va, with a bullet hole through Lis bead. The body bad apparently been dragged some distance and thrown Inte a ditch pear the rondside. Minor went to a store amd procured some oar tridges. Shots wera heard later. The evidence indicates be was fred upon from the roadside Coadjutor Bishop of Michigan. GRAND RAPIDE, Mich, Feb, 15. Rev. Dr. Johu N. McCormick. rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church of this city, has been cousecrated coadjutor bLishop of the Episcopal diocese of western Michigan, the Arst in the his A ROOSEVELT cuP. imperial Yacht Clad of Germany to Compete at Marblehead, Masa. BOSTON, ¥ebh. 156 —The officers of the Eastern Yaehit club have received a2 cable message from Admiral Baran- don, chairman of the racing commit- tee of the Imperial Yacht club of Ger many, announcing that arrangements for international races off Marblehead, Mass, In September next bad been practically completed by the Germans, The races, which will be salled um- der the joint auspices of the Eastern Yacht club and the German club, will be for amall sloops. The Germans will send over boats to compete for a cup, and the American yachts will be the defenders. The cup Is to be offered by the East ern Yacht club and will be known as the Roosevelt cup, President Roosevelt baring agreed to stand as its sponsor In the miéssage from Admiral Baran- don It was also announced that the German emperor had offered a cup to be sailed for In a series of return ruces at Kiel in 1007 The defending yachts at thie Marble Lead races will not be limited to craft owned by members of the Eastern Yacht club, Invitations will be issued to the various yacht clubs along the Atlantic coast and the great lakes re- questing that the best yachts enter in elimination races to Le sailed off Mar- bicliead In August. The boat: making the best showiug at the August races Ll Will be selected to defend the Roose: velt cap. Captain Hebbinghaus, naval attaehe at the German embassy at Washing ton, has been particularly active In ar ranging the details of the races New Athletic Rules at Peansylvania. PHILADELIHIA, Feb 14 he committee ou athletics of the Univer: sity of Pennsylvania bas abolished its old athletic eligibility code and adopt ed a short and simple oue, the main provision of which Is ua rule forbidding freshmen of any departinent to com- pete In athletics uutil they have com pleted one academic year pf work in a satisfactory manner. Penusvivania is the only university In the country which insists ou this rule, although It is under consideration by Yale, Harvard and Prins elon C. L. Becker Led Golf Field. PINEHURST, N. C, Feb 15-C L Becker of the Woodland Golf club, Au. burndale, led the fleld In the qualifica- tion round of the second annual St Valeutine’s tournament, winning the golf medal offered with a cand of 82 by the margin of a single stroke from W G. Thomas of the Glen Ridge (N J.) club. A hundred players started, nlue ty-one turning in cards. Perfect golfing conditions prevailed Beechwood and Flavigny. NEW ORLEANS. Fel. 15. — The heavy track at the Falr grounds re duced the size of the flekls materially and told against the pulilic choices Baleshed and Van Ness were the only winning favorites. Beechwood. winner of the last ruce, shared the honors of favoritiem with Flavigny Deutschland at Oakland. BAN FRANCISCO Feb. 15 -Dientsch- land wou all the way {n the £1,000 St. Valentine haudicap at Oakland. Ban- Bock Belle ran a consistent race, closed a big gap aud took the place iu a Spec tacular stretch run. Invictus, at-15 to 1. was given an excellent ride in the third event and won by a head ln a hard Arive A. Muskoday at Ascot. LOS AMNGLRLEX Cal, Feb 13-4 Muskoday took the widweek Tree hand. cap for the thinl successive time at Ascot, beating a gol field. Four fa- vorites won Mikado's Wedding Gift, WASHINGTON, Feb, 15.~The wed: dlug president of the emperor of Japan to Miss Roosevelt consists of two silver vases aud a valuable piece of Japanese embroldery. The ‘embroidery cousists of a plece of silk of about eight feet square. Its left corner shows the back ground of heavy gold thread, Lut the greater part of the piece Is vwabroldered with chrysauthemuins done in white slik on gold. Secretary and Mrs, Bona parte have seut as a wedding gift g very beandsome plece de milieu of re pousse stivel Denies Mre. Polllon's Charges. NEW YORK, Fer 15 Indiguantly denying the assertion of Mrs. Katherine Poillon that the law firin of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bouyuge despolled her of tho greater part of $20,000 paid by W. Gould Brokaw iu settlement of ber sult for brench of promise, ex Judge William M. K. Olcott sald that he in- tended to go on the witness stand aud tell the whole story the supple wentary proceedings lnstituted against Mrs. Poillon by a dry goods house that is trying to collect a debt of $80 frow her, nt Ten Thousand For Starving Japanese WASHINGTON, Feb, 13 ~The Red Cross bas received from the Clrlstinn Herald of New York $10,000 for the reltef of the famine stricken Japanese as the result of the appeal {ssued by President {oosevelt The Japanese embassy here Lins received a cablegram frow the Japanese government ex pressing appreciation sud thuuks for the presidaénit's appeal its Mra. J. A. Smith Dies Suddenly BOSTON, Feb 13 Mrs. J. Augusta Smith, wife of Rey. Judson Smith, cor responding sec retary of the American board of couunissioners for foreign missions, died suddenly. at her howe hee. of heart disease. Mra. Sith : tie. wotnan's ty AFTER EMPIRE LIFE New York Insurance Offices Stormed by Women. WASTED THEIR PREMIUM MONEY BACK —— Defunct Concern, In Hands of He- eelver, Said to Have Assets of $3,000 and Obligations of Several Miillons. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Two hundred Women, many of them from out of the city and one of them frown -lllinols, stormed the offices of the Empire Life lusurauce company here and later the office of District Atturuey Jerome and demanded that something Ye done in regard to the policies which they have Leen carrying for years Recently a circular was sent-out say- lug the policy holders of the Empire Life would bw consider! acceptable risks in the Temperance Benevolent association, which has offices in the same building as the Empire. This re port was premature On Jan. 12 Attorney General Mayer forced the Empire Life into the hands of a receiver. It was found that there of $3,000, and there were cutatanding obligations amouvhting to several mil lions of dollars in policies The gatheriug. findiug there was no oie in the Empire Life offices, made a descent upon the receiver, George Brown of Nassau street. Mr. Brown was belpfess and told them so. After seeing a few of them he gave orders to the elevator men that no more were to be brought to his office. Most of the women then marched to the office of District Attorney Jerome He was not iu, and they were met by Assistant District Attorney Loskwood One woman sahl she had paid In 855 lg premiums upon a policy of $1 (x Mrs. Hose A. Donnelly, who did most of the talking said from sie cane al a policy of 81 Gin They were advised to see the United States authorities . TO SUE FOR $148,702.50, New York Life Will Try In Courts to Hecover Campaign Funds. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Steps will be taken immediately by the New York Life lpsurauce company If the recom wendatious of its house cleaning com wittee in a supplementary report made to the Loand of trustees dre carried out to recover frown the forwer officers of the company $148,702.50 contributed by the theu president, John A. McCall, to the national Republican campalgu com mittee for the campaigns of the late President McKinley and Thewlore Roosevelt Tue report of the committee Is signed by Messrs. T P. Fowler, Normau B Ream. Augustus G. Palue, Hiram It Steele and Clarence H. Mackay. After calliug sttention to thé contributions which President McCall testified had been made ou his sole authorization as president the report says “It follows, therefore, that these cou tributions were uot legally justified and that such measures as are avallable should be taken for thelr recovery, and Your committee emphatically com wends the resolution usanlmously adopted by the board for prohibiting coutributions from the funds of the company for any political purposes hereafter. “Your committee therefore recom meiyls that special counsel be retained forthwith to lustitute such legal pro cealdings as may be necessary to re cover the sums so contributed from such’ officers and trustees of the com. pany as In thelr judgment are liable therefor” Duvall to Be Hrigadler General. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 —President Roosevelt Las decided to promote Ma Jor Williaws P. Duvall of the artillery corps and pow principal assistant to the cldef of artillery to fill the vacancy iu the grade of Lrigadler general. Ma- Jor Duvall Is eutitied to a vacancy in the grade of lleutenant colonel and will be first given that rank aud then pro moted to the generalship. Major Du vall Is a native of Maryland and grad unted from West Polat In 1860. He served lo Cuba and the Phillippines Students In Rough House Fight. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15 Soplhiowores and Juniors of the Medical school of Washington university enguged In a fercely contested fight, during which student knocked un- conscious, a lecture room door was de molishied, and Professor Warren's lab oratory was lnvaded and considerable ipparatus ruined Shirts, coats and collars were turn off, and blood flowed for almost an hour The juniors fual ly came Off victors. No arrests were made class ole was Strain Toe Much For De Ford NEW YORK, Feb. 13. ~The state gas commission adjourned heating In this city until next Tuesday ne count of a breakdown in the health of Willinm A. De Ford, He is attorney for the consumers who have petitioned aod It Is announced that he is worn out the rapidity with which the present has proceeded Ihe hold A bearing In Oswego today Hs on for cheaper gas by investigation cominission will Kentucky Bars Poolrooms FRANKFORT, Ky. I'v, 15 -By an practically unanimous vote the house of representatives has passed a bill prolilbiting the operating of pooleooms and Axing the penalty of & fine of from $1,000 to £3.060 dally. 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